FREETHORPE U10B

Sunday 17th December 06 Hemsby Hornets B V Freethorpe FC B U10.

It was a cold and damp, sunny winters morning. When a team of six players turned up at Hemsby’s ground raring to go, knowing they had no subs and were playing with one less than the other team. Bailey, Adam, Kimberley, Dylan, Calum and Bethany went out and gave a performance that showed the spirit in the team that has kept them coming back to Freethorpe after having no wins or points for 2 seasons.
The pitch was really heavy but the players gave everything and played some good football in the conditions. Midway in the first half Calum took a good goal after some good groundwork by all. Come Half time the children were puffing hard but still winning. The players then went out second half and remembered that there are to halves to game and continued to play in the same way. Credit to Hemsby they put our goal under some good pressure but lady luck was with us today. Bethany And Kimberley came close to scoring as the team battled on. In the last 10 minutes they had run out of steam but for some good defending by Dylan, Calum and Adam, also helped by Bailey ruling his box today we kept a clean sheet. Well done to everyone and thanks to the parents for supporting us. I hope the win has made it all worth it.

FREETHORPE FC U9S

Freethorpe this week played a sporting Marsh Harriers side at home on a fresh winters afternoon. The boys started well, ensuring the opposition defense were kept on their toes and went close on a couple of occasions before taking the lead, with Tyler breaking through from midfield and finishing nicely from close range. Midway through the 1st half, Henry found himself free at the far post and a tidy finish left the boys 2v0 up. Freethorpe battled well throughout the 1st half with Ben having a relatively quiet time in goal. Just before half time, a cross into the opposition box was met by Lee and the ball found itself in the Harriers net. A 3v0 half time lead was deserved and after last weeks struggle to score goals it was nice to see the boys have a little more confidence in front of goal. The 2nd half was a much tighter affair, with the game flowing from end to end. An early goal from Liam, after an excellent shot from Jordan-Lee gave Freethorpe a 4v0 lead straight from the kick off. Within 2 minutes, the opposition had pulled one back, with the Freethorpe defence caught cold, after a long kick from the Harriers keeper found the opposition striker and a nice finish past the onrushing Ben. Jordan-Lee popped up with another goal midway through the 2nd half, finishing nicely from the edge of the box and making the score 5v1. The opposition never let their heads drop and continued to break forward with purpose, with the woodwork saving Freethorpe twice before they scored again to make the score 5v2. Henry continued to work tirelessly upfront and scored before the end of the game after bursting through and robbing the Harriers defender and slotting the ball home to score his 8th goal of the season. An entertaining game finished 6v2, with this being the last game, before a top of the table clash with Sole Bay Hunters early in the new year. MoM Henry, another excellent performance from our little striker, with another couple of goals to add to his season tally. Gareth & Neil would like to wish all our players and supporters a merry Xmas and a happy new year.

FREETHORPE U13

FREETHORPE U13'S progressed to the next round of the shield via a win against Gret Yarmouth B. Another good result, however our defence once again was not very great. Goals were from Sam, Dan, Dominic Smith, Mark, Tom Marriott, Tom Charles. No games now until after Christmas. Training will resume Wednesday 3rd January 2007.

FREETHORPE FC U12

On a cold frosty Sunday morning Freethorpe were entertained by a lively St Benets Wasps C side who were much quicker out of the blocks than us, and not for the heroics of Bradley in goal we were looking down the barrel of a cricket score. We went in at half time 4 nil down. Freethorpe boys came out in the second half with the right attitude and started to play the football we all know they can. Kieran started to boss the midfield and good work from him and Jim saw Kieran hammer the ball home. Jim scored an impressive second and Freethorpe were unlucky not to gain anything from the game. M.O.M Bradley for his first half performance kept us in the game and Kieran for his second half performance which typified Freethorpes fighting spirit.

FREETHORPE FC U9s

Freethorpe travelled away to Waveney E on a cold December afternoon with a slightly depleted squad, with Joseph unfortuantly fallling unwell prior to kick off and Natty having departed to Kuwait. The game started well for Freethorpe, with Tyler bossing the midfield, and Ashley & Matthew keeping things tight at the back. Early pressure, saw Freethorpe going close on a number of occasions, however a heavy pitch hampered the boys attempts to pass the ball as well as they have done in recent weeks. It wasn't long before the deadlock was broken, with Henry, slipping a ball into the net from 2-3 yards, to make the score 1v0. This was Henry's sixth goal of the season and capped another impressive performance from our striker. Despite piling on the pressure, a mixture of selfish play and sloppy finishing, meant Freethorpe were unable to add any more goals before the break. After the half time team talk, the boys came out and continued to pile on the pressure, however the woodwork and an some excellent goalkeeping, prevented Freethorpe from extending their lead. Matthew, Lee & Ashley all did well, when called upon in defence, with Waveney breaking quickly when Freethorpe attacking moves broke down. Jordan-Lee was a constant threat in the 2nd half, working hard down the left wing and he was unlucky to not find himself on the scoresheet despite a couple of really long range efforts which went close. The game finished 1v0 which was a pleasing result, with Ben having another quiet game in goal, but another clean sheet is something for our keeper to be happy with. The boys will need to sharpen their shooting skills and learn to finish off games much earlier if they want to continue keeping the pressure on the side(s) at top of the table. MoM this week, Matthew, with the strikers failing to capitlise on their chances this week, a strong performance from our tough tackling defender was needed and he impressed throughout the game. Next Match versus Marsh Harriers at home, kick off @ 2pm, meet the village hall @1:30pm.

FREETHORPE U12A GIRLS

Freethorpe were keen to improve on an impressive performance last week and fielded the same team Olivia having been taken sick. Bungay kicked off and and put Freethorpe under some early pressure, the Freethorpe defence looked solid with Elizabeth, Ellen and Rebekah all making some good early challenges and not allowing Bungay to threaten their goal. A good bungay shot from a short corner was well tipped over by Libby.Emma and Erin both worked hard and were tracking back well but were unable to create any real chances. Bungay continued to press and Elizabeth was forced to track back well to clear the danger. Jessica got her foot on the ball and played an inteligent pass but it was well cut out by Bungay. Missy then replaced Jessica and was quickly involved with some good strong challenges.Half time came and there had been no score. Claire started the second half giving the hard working Erin a breather, she was quick to make som good short passes and looked like she was having one of her best games.Freethorpe turned the tide in the secondhalf and were putting Bungay under a lot of pressure and creating chances but Emma and Missy were unable to convert them. Claire then had to go off after takig a blow to the stomach blocking a Bungay clearance. A rare Bungay attack forced Libby to come off her line and with Rebekahs help the danger was cleared. Elizabeth was foraging forward more in the second half as Freethorpe continued to press but they could not find the ellusive goal. Elizabeth then had to come off injured and while trying to re-organise Bungay took advantage and scored a well taken goal to take the lead against the run of play. Freethorpe continued to press for the equaliser but could not find that equaliser. This was yet another good performance by Freethorpe that was unlucky not to yield at least a point keep trying girls the goals will come. G.O.M. Elizabeth